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Where Were the Planets on April 28, 2008?

Quick Answer

On April 28, 2008, the Sun was in Taurus (8°34' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (51% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 28, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°18' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 13°46' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 28, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°34'06" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2008	May 20, 2008 into Gemini
Moon	7°30'38" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 27, 2008	Apr 30, 2008 into Pisces
Mercury	22°02'38" Taurus	Direct	Apr 17, 2008	May 2, 2008 into Gemini
Venus	27°27'22" Aries	Direct	Apr 6, 2008	Apr 30, 2008 into Taurus
Mars	24°02'03" Cancer	Direct	Mar 4, 2008	May 9, 2008 into Leo
Jupiter	22°10'33" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	1°41'56" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	21°17'50" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	24°02'38" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	0°58'27" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 26, 2008	Jun 14, 2008 into Sagittarius
North Node	24°03'54" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 28, 2008

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 28, 02:36 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Apr 28, 13:39 UTC	Mercury trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Apr 28, 14:12 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	8°39' Aquarius

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